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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is there a difference between the supplication of asking and the supplication of worship?

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: Is there a difference between the supplication of asking and the supplication of worship?

Answer:
The supplication of asking is a need you have; the supplication of worship is glorifying Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He)
It is You we worship and You we ask for help.إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ
[Al-Fatihah 1:5]
. So if you say, "Guide us to the straight path," that is asking.
(2) [All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds - (3) The Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful, (4) Sovereign of the Day of Recompense.الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ
[Al-Fatihah 1:2-4]
This is worship: praising Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), glorifying Allah.
It is You we worshipإِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ
[Al-Fatihah 1:5]
This is worship, a supplication of worship.
You we ask for help.وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ
[Al-Fatihah 1:5]
up to the end of the surah, this is a supplication of asking. For this reason, Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said, "I have divided this surah between Me and My servant in two halves." So from His saying, "All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds," to His saying, "You alone we worship," this is for Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He). If he says, "You alone we ask for help," up to the end of the surah, this is a supplication of asking. This is for the servant, and for My servant is what he asked for. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [391 -939] هل هناك فرق بين دعاء المسألة ودعاء العبادة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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